Appointment of Nicola Tiffen signals strong growth of Duncan Cotterill immigration practice.
New Zealand law firm Duncan Cotterill has announced the appointment of immigration partner Nicola Tiffen to its national team, signalling the strong growth of its immigration practice and increasing demand for services on the back of Covid-19.
Tiffen will be responsible for managing the firm’s nationwide immigration work, bringing considerable senior experience to clients in Duncan Cotterill’s five locations. In a career spanning two decades, she has provided specialist support to investors, businesses and high-net-worth individuals looking to migrate assets and offices to and from New Zealand, recruit overseas workers, and navigate visa and Overseas Investment Office requirements.
Tiffen spent more than eight years at a respected London law firm advising corporates, high-net-worth individuals and sportspeople on UK immigration.
“With the ongoing border closures, we’re seeing a lot of exemption requests and applications to extend or amend work visas, as some roles disappear and people look to change employers. I’m also supporting many individuals separated from children and partners, as well as those who are attracted to invest in New Zealand by our management of the pandemic,” Tiffen said.
Based in Christchurch, Tiffen’s arrival brings the number of partners at Duncan Cotterill to 43, following the promotion of several senior staff members and the opening of the new Queenstown office serving the Southern Lakes region.
Duncan Cotterill chair Jonathan Scragg said Tiffen’s deep immigration experience would be the perfect complement for a number of the firm’s specialist practice areas, such as employment.
“At the recent opening of our Queenstown office, Mayor Jim Boult acknowledged the great need for immigration support as New Zealand manages returning tourism from Australia and the pent-up demand for both skilled and seasonal workers ... Nicola will be instrumental in building our national capability even further and we’re delighted to have her on board,” Scragg said.
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